After Le Mans, Audi won the spa

Audi won the toughest GT3 race at the spa. The R8 LMS ultra was the third success in the Ardennes classic in the battle between 11 carmakers and 60 participants, celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The Belgian Audi Club Team wrt, together with the driver trio Laurens vanthoor / Ren é RAST / Markus Winkelhock, won their family home. RAST and Winkelhock previously won Newberger's Audi and won with two other teammates.

Audi impressively demonstrated its endurance racing expertise in the 2014 season. In June, the company won Le Mans for 24 hours, with an amazing 13th time. Only a week after this victory, the R18 e-tron Quattro sports car, the brand celebrated its next 24-hour race between n ü rburgring and R8 LMS Ultra. Now, the third durability victory in six weeks on the spa score. As a result, Audi won three international racing classics in the same year as in 2012.

The subsequent winners will reach sixth place at this stage. Only in the seventh hour of the game did Laurens vanthoor occupy the top again. Due to different pit stop strategies, the leads remain constantly changing. In the morning, BMW's Marc gold car has an advantage, and the three Audi drivers are gradually reduced. In the 21st hour of the race, Ren é RAST took the lead. Due to the change of the brake pad, he would lose briefly. After that, the Audi driver recaptured and continued to capture 75 minutes before the end of the game. Different pit stop strategies lead to another change in the last hour of the game. Finally, Audi celebrated its third spa victory after 2011 and 2012. Laurens vanthoor is the new leader in the Blancpain endurance series ranking, held in n ü rburgring on September 21.

Christopher Mies / James NASH / Frank dipler (D / GB / D) also competed with the Belgian Audi Club Team wrt and completed the third podium. On Saturday, the team lost valuable time due to a driving fine. Another Audi team ranked fourth overall. Saint É LOC, through the consistent fast drive of GR É goryguilvert / St é phaneortelli / Edward sandstr ö m (F / MC / s), consolidated a strong position in the example of Blancpain durability series, including a 24-hour spa.